quick, freehand drawing of ideas or concepts, often as a rough outline

the process of creating physical or digital representations of design ideas to visualise and test them

Sketch modelling: saving space

Design and technology

Explore the context and avoid fixation

Disassemble flat pack furniture

Standardised components

Life cycle assessment of flat pack furniture

Define a brief from design opportunities: saving space

Iterate with modelling: saving space

Design development with CAD: saving space

Iterate with CAD: saving space

Design for manufacture: saving space

Laser cutting

Specialist tools and equipment for manufacture: saving space

Specialist techniques and processes for manufacture: saving space

Quality assurance when manufacturing: saving space

Surface treatments and finishes: saving space

Commercial viability: saving space

Evaluation of market and user testing: saving space

Digital Media Presentation: saving space

Pupils will use disassembly to investigate an existing piece of flat-pack furniture, including material sources. They will use this information to inform designs. Pupils will focus on user-centred design to create and develop ideas and then plan the manufacturer for a product.

Iterative design: Student Living

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

What should the sketching of initial ideas be?

What can 3D modelling show about your design that’s harder to understand from a sketch?

A design {{}} is a chance to create or improve a product, system, or service by identifying a problem or unmet need.

Put these design stages into the correct order:

it can stop you from seeing a better solution

Why is it important to avoid design fixation?

the person who you are designing the product for

to create a list of materials for the product

to outline the design opportunity and identify a user's initial needs and wants

to finalise the product's colour and style

Sketch modelling: saving space

Lesson outcome

Content guidance